Last time we started to talk about an important key element in performing valuable emotional music, which is having a unique and tasteful musical timing. We all know that developing a good sense of timing is crucial for playing music. Unfortunately, a lot of musicians are having a very hard time defining what a good … Continue reading Performance – Timing and Phrasing (Part 2)
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Performance – Timing and Phrasing (Part 1)
The first key element of performance I'd like to discuss here is timing (phrasing). Before we go in depth into the subject, let's get some basic background on it: Timing and phrasing can express similar musical abilities, but can also relate to different musical expressions. To simplify this a bit for the beginning I would … Continue reading Performance – Timing and Phrasing (Part 1)
Attention To Nuances In Music – Performance
In the last article we've learned that there are numerous musical (and non musical) elements that make people like a certain artist or a song, and they don't even know why. It is our role, as musicians to be aware of them and improve on them all the time. These nuances play a crucial role … Continue reading Attention To Nuances In Music – Performance
Attention To Nuances in Music
Most music lovers can spot a good song when they hear it. Or can they? Well.. This discussion is really not for here. BUT, for now, I will just assume that people that do seek a certain emotional connection with the music and the artists they love, do feel it for certain songs as they … Continue reading Attention To Nuances in Music
Emotional connection to lyrics in the song – Lyrics that define a situation
We are here to discuss the last value that refers to lyrics and the emotional impact they have on the listener. In the last articles we have learned that it is important to have lyrics that provoke thought and lyrics that provoke empathy in order to create a deep emotional connection with the listener. Another … Continue reading Emotional connection to lyrics in the song – Lyrics that define a situation
Connection to the performing artist – a sense that the artist personally aims at the listener
How many times have you listened to a song and had a feeling of "he is singing for me now"? Well, I bet all of us have had that moment more than once and with more than one artist. I know, this feeling might be emphasized, exaggerated or more easily being aware of under substance … Continue reading Connection to the performing artist – a sense that the artist personally aims at the listener
Connection to the performing artist – the artist as a role model
Alternative music has always been.. Well, an alternative to everything ordinary in music. When growing up, most people are seeking their own identity. They either look for a certain group to belong to or look to present an individual, unique personality that separates them from the crowd. This personality is projected in their look, in … Continue reading Connection to the performing artist – the artist as a role model
Emotional value in music – connection to the performing artist
All performing artists want their audience to love them. It is one of the top reasons why they do it in the first place. Another reason is for being famous, celebrity, or just slightly known among music lovers. But what most of them do not know is that it can't be one directional. A lot … Continue reading Emotional value in music – connection to the performing artist
Unique Idea – a powerful artistic driver
As we've seen on the last few weeks, uniqueness is a key element for artists looking to stand out in the sea of mediocrity that is today's norm. Of course, there are successful artists that are not unique, or in other words, artists that are nothing but a copy of other artists that are unique. … Continue reading Unique Idea – a powerful artistic driver
Unique experience – something interesting to talk about
One of the most connecting elements between artists and their audience is the experience. Let's put it in another way - most people that listen to music do that because they're searching for some kind of experience, which helps them to escape their life routine for a length of a song, album or a show. … Continue reading Unique experience – something interesting to talk about